Sentinel-2 imageries can be used in a huge variety of applications. I was trying to figure out how these free data could be used in the monitoring of Earthquake damage. The…
With its very short revisiting period, Sentinel-2 satellite data make it possible to perform change detection operations of every point on Earth every 5 days at least. In this article, we're going to…
Belgium's petrol station! The South of Belgium is a beautiful place covered mostly with the region Ardennes - a forested landscape where Belgian used to go out at the weekends…
Ready for your GIS missions! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="479"] I WANT (TO WORK FOR) YOU[/caption] It is a great pleasure to announce that themagiscian.com is now open for YOUR gis missions! We have now a…
Movebank.org is fabulous website that centralizes GPS data of tracked animals. Hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, the platform data are accessible to researchers from all over the world to study…
Wildland fires commonly occur during the hot and dry seasons. More tempered climates can however also be affected. We are studying the extent of the last major wildland fire that occur the 25…
Open Crime data are very powerful for predictive crime analyses. Most Police units make use of historical data and GIS to analyze crime patterns and trends. The conclusion drawn from these analyses…
Most "X things to do before you die" lists or articles talking about personal challenges contain "Run a marathon" at the top. I took this challenge just halfway (or a…
Car navigation systems can sometimes provide VERY erronous information. I did recently need to go by car in another part of the city of Brussels, Belgium. In the absence of public transportation, due…
Placenames in Belgium and the cultural influences Belgium is a very small country in the Western part of Europe. It lies between The Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Despite being so…
